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Interventions when Social Norms are Endogenous: A Critique

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  • Salvatore Modica

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  • Rohan Dutta & David K Levine & Salvatore Modica, 2018. "Interventions when Social Norms are Endogenous: A Critique," Levine's Bibliography 786969000000001479, UCLA Department of Economics.
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